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Most recently published stories in Psyche.
NARCISSISTS FORCE YOU INTO ALIGNMENT WITH GOD
There is an ancient mystery: if God is everything, where does the darkness belong? In the beginning, there was darkness—and God said, Let there be light. The universe itself seems to speak in this language: light and shadow, death and renewal, creation and dissolution. Even the yin-yang carries the paradox: each contains a seed of the other.
By THE HONED CRONEabout 4 hours ago in Psyche
Escaping the Ground
You pretended to be nice by day By dawn You showed me the villain in you Yelling at night Causing arguments I got confused about who you truly were I just wanted you to protect me Treat me like a daughter But instead You treated me like I was invisible
By TheAlivePoetessa day ago in Psyche
The performance of being unbothered.
You know those people who reiterate how they don’t care when something unexpected happens to them—when they’ve been blindsided by something they should’ve seen coming if they read all the signs right the first time around. It takes a certain type of person to sit there with their arms crossed and a straight face, or say it in a text with three paragraphs of context nobody asked for, or even better—in a caption that took longer to write than the thing they claim not to be affected by. These people, by their own account, are completely unbothered.
By tatiana vitas4 days ago in Psyche
How Do We Actually Find Happiness?
Conduct any survey about how people feel, or what they desire most, and happiness will be right at the top of their list. We all yearn for happiness, because we believe it will make a great deal of difference to our life quality, but most of us are not even sure what it is, or how to get it.
By Elaine Sihera 4 days ago in Psyche
What the Heck Is Wrong With Me?! The Wild History (and Reality) of Neurodivergence
Hi everyone. Or at least the person reading this right now. Before diving into this piece, I figured it'd be nice to introduce myself. I'm Joanna, but on this journey, you can call me Anastazja—my pen name. At first, I wanted this introduction to be completely perfect. But then it clicked: I'm not perfect. Nor is anyone in this whole world. And since I'm not perfect, neither is this writing. But I promise to make it interesting.
By Joanna Golczynska4 days ago in Psyche
ATTN anyone in the medical field
Hello, I am looking to reach anyone in psychology or the medical field. I am willing to talk to students as well. My son is 12 years old and had his first psychotic break before he was six. He calls them voices. He is officially diagnosed Schizophrenic and Autistic. Other diagnosis that have been brought up are morality OCD, DID (MPD), and others.
By Brooke Moran5 days ago in Psyche
I Got My Health Back. Now I’m Learning To Trust My Body Again.
No matter the seriousness and magnitude of an illness (whether acute, a virus, an infection or unfortunately something on the right side of chronic), injury or other medical setback; of course the aim is to seek appropriate help, support, and medical attention as soon as possible. The aim is to focus on a full recovery and "get back into it." Unfortunately (the same is true with mental illness) capitalism (and this crazy, prolonged cost of living crisis) does not give two f*cks about your body, and vice versa. Recovery is never linear. It is never a straight line. Recovery isn't just the physical elements of being a soul who is living in a human body. It (recovery) is mental, and definitely emotional.
By Justine Crowley6 days ago in Psyche
3 Steps To Conquering The Fear of Travelling Alone
Question: There are things in my life I would like to do, such as travelling alone, but I cannot do it as I am afraid of the bad people I will encounter along the way. I want to explore new life in all the wonders of the world, but I can’t do it alone.
By Elaine Sihera 6 days ago in Psyche
